diff --git a/OBSApi/Utility/ConfigFile.cpp b/OBSApi/Utility/ConfigFile.cpp
index 16dbcd834..37fc5334d 100644
--- a/OBSApi/Utility/ConfigFile.cpp
+++ b/OBSApi/Utility/ConfigFile.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ BOOL ConfigFile::LoadFile(DWORD dwOpenMode)
     lpTempFileData[dwLength+4] = 0;
     file.Close();
 
+    if (!lpFileData)
+        lpFileData = (TSTR)new InternalUselessStuff;
+
     lpActualFileData = utf8_createTstr(lpTempFileData);
     dwLength = slen(lpActualFileData);
     Free(lpTempFileData);
@@ -231,6 +234,9 @@ void ConfigFile::Close()
 
 BOOL ConfigFile::SaveAs(CTSTR lpPath)
 {
+    if (!bOpen || !lpFileData)
+        return false;
+
     OSEnterMutex(hHorribleThreadSafetyMutex);
     XFile newFile;
     
@@ -272,6 +278,9 @@ void ConfigFile::SetFilePath(CTSTR lpPath)
 
 String ConfigFile::GetString(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, CTSTR def)
 {
+    if (!bOpen || !lpFileData)
+        return String(def);
+
     OSEnterMutex(hHorribleThreadSafetyMutex);
     assert(lpSection);
     assert(lpKey);
@@ -305,6 +314,9 @@ String ConfigFile::GetString(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, CTSTR def)
 
 CTSTR ConfigFile::GetStringPtr(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, CTSTR def)
 {
+    if (!bOpen || !lpFileData)
+        return def;
+
     OSEnterMutex(hHorribleThreadSafetyMutex);
     assert(lpSection);
     assert(lpKey);
@@ -338,6 +350,9 @@ CTSTR ConfigFile::GetStringPtr(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, CTSTR def)
 
 int ConfigFile::GetInt(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, int def)
 {
+    if (!bOpen || !lpFileData)
+        return def;
+
     OSEnterMutex(hHorribleThreadSafetyMutex);
     assert(lpSection);
     assert(lpKey);
@@ -383,6 +398,9 @@ int ConfigFile::GetInt(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, int def)
 
 DWORD ConfigFile::GetHex(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, DWORD def)
 {
+    if (!bOpen || !lpFileData)
+        return def;
+
     OSEnterMutex(hHorribleThreadSafetyMutex);
     assert(lpSection);
     assert(lpKey);
@@ -412,6 +430,9 @@ DWORD ConfigFile::GetHex(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, DWORD def)
 
 float ConfigFile::GetFloat(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, float def)
 {
+    if (!bOpen || !lpFileData)
+        return def;
+
     OSEnterMutex(hHorribleThreadSafetyMutex);
     assert(lpSection);
     assert(lpKey);
@@ -441,6 +462,9 @@ float ConfigFile::GetFloat(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, float def)
 
 Color4 ConfigFile::GetColor(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey)
 {
+    if (!bOpen || !lpFileData)
+        return Color4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+
     OSEnterMutex(hHorribleThreadSafetyMutex);
     assert(lpSection);
     assert(lpKey);
@@ -525,6 +549,9 @@ Color4 ConfigFile::GetColor(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey)
 
 BOOL ConfigFile::GetStringList(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, StringList &StrList)
 {
+    if (!bOpen || !lpFileData)
+        return false;
+
     OSEnterMutex(hHorribleThreadSafetyMutex);
     assert(lpSection);
     assert(lpKey);
@@ -558,6 +585,9 @@ BOOL ConfigFile::GetStringList(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, StringList &StrList
 
 BOOL ConfigFile::GetIntList(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, List<int> &IntList)
 {
+    if (!bOpen || !lpFileData)
+        return false;
+
     OSEnterMutex(hHorribleThreadSafetyMutex);
     assert(lpSection);
     assert(lpKey);
@@ -600,6 +630,9 @@ BOOL ConfigFile::GetIntList(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, List<int> &IntList)
 
 BOOL ConfigFile::GetFloatList(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, List<float> &FloatList)
 {
+    if (!bOpen || !lpFileData)
+        return false;
+
     OSEnterMutex(hHorribleThreadSafetyMutex);
     assert(lpSection);
     assert(lpKey);
@@ -632,6 +665,9 @@ BOOL ConfigFile::GetFloatList(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, List<float> &FloatLi
 
 BOOL ConfigFile::GetColorList(CTSTR lpSection, CTSTR lpKey, List<Color4> &ColorList)
 {
+    if (!bOpen || !lpFileData)
+        return false;
+
     OSEnterMutex(hHorribleThreadSafetyMutex);
     assert(lpSection);
     assert(lpKey);